Jan 6, 2019
Today we’re sitting down with Phil John Perry from Manchester, United Kingdom to discuss:
- his diverse background in visual merchandising, acting, writing, concept creation, and floral design
- the slow build to his passion for flowers
- his love of visual storytelling
- his thoughts on employment, freelancing, and fair compensation
- his advice on retaining artists as employees
- his thoughts on crediting the work of designers
- his passion for writing
- how he's found the courage to write from a place of honesty and transparency and the impact his writing has had on those who read it
- the story behind the headdresses he designed for Beyonce's Vogue cover story
- his dreams for the future
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Rebel Rebel
- British Vogue
- Rodarte Fashion Show
- Floratics blog post
- Hamish Powell
- Lucia Milan
- Storm & Grace Flowers
- Sarah Khalfaoui (Psychic Palms)
- Green Earth Flowers
- New Covet Garden Market
- Phil’s blog post: Home is Where the…New Start Is